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How to say 'Many' in Japanese | 多

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The Japanese word for Many is 'Ta', written as 多 in Japanese.'Many' in hiragana is た.

    word

    多

    Meaning

    Many

    Reading

    た

    ta

    Kanji

    多Many

    Explanation

    The Japanese prefix '多 (た)' means 'many' or 'much'. It is commonly used to form compound words that indicate a large quantity or variety. For example: multicultural「多文化」(たぶんか), many-sided「多面的」(ためんてき). This prefix is often used in formal or technical contexts to describe abundance or diversity. For example: This country has many cultures「この国は多文化です」(このくにはたぶんかです). The problem has many aspects「その問題は多面的です」(そのもんだいはためんてきです).

    Part Of Speech

    prefix

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3371

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 多

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    多

    Meaning

    Many

Words Related to 多 Through the Kanji 多

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 多 as well.

  • word

    多い

    Meaning

    Many

  • word

    多く

    Meaning

    Many

  • word

    多分

    Meaning

    Probably

  • word

    多数

    Meaning

    Many, Majority

  • word

    多様

    Meaning

    Diverse

  • word

    滅多

    Meaning

    Rare

  • word

    多少

    Meaning

    Somewhat

  • word

    多量

    Meaning

    Large amount

  • word

    多忙

    Meaning

    Busy

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What does 'Ta' (多) mean?

'Ta' means 'Many' .

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